airship R34

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airship
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:R34_class
gptkbp:associatedWith British_aviation_history
gptkbp:capacity 40 passengers
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Cardington,_England
gptkbp:crewCapacity 5 crew members
gptkbp:decommissioned 1921
gptkbp:deployedTo reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:design British
gptkbp:engineType Maybach VL 2
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1919-07-02
gptkbp:finish gptkb:Cardington,_England
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:firstFlight 1921-08-24
1919-06-21
1919-07-02
108 hours
gptkbp:height 78 feet
gptkbp:historicalEvent first successful airship crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first airship to complete a round trip across the Atlantic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label airship R34
gptkbp:influenced future airship designs
gptkbp:influencedBy Zeppelin_designs
gptkbp:inspiration future airship travel concepts
gptkbp:launched 1919-06-21
gptkbp:legacy symbol of early 20th-century aviation.
gptkbp:length 803 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Royal_Airship_Works
gptkbp:maxSpeed 50 mph
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_George_Scott
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Whitten_Brown
gptkbp:notableEvent first return flight from America to England
gptkbp:notableFeature double hull design
first airship to cross the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2 transatlantic voyages
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:British_Air_Ministry
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,000 miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:East_Fortune,_Scotland
retired
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 1,800,000 cubic feet
gptkbp:safetyFeatures no fatalities
gptkbp:services 1919-1921
gptkbp:significance pioneering transatlantic flight
gptkbp:takeoffDistance 3,000 miles
gptkbp:type rigid airship
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
scientific expeditions
gptkbp:usedFor passenger transport
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
military operations